I know lots of you look for cost-effective ways to decorate your home, so today I wanted to share the best and most budget friendly decorating idea to make your bathroom look more expensive.
PAINT YOUR CABINETS!~
Paint is the easiest way to Up-Style and chanage the look and feel of any room in your home, including your bathroom. Pull out that paint brush and by the end of the weekend you can have a totally new look in the lou!
Here’s a little motivation to inspire you…
Tips for painting bathroom cabinets:
1) Clean and then sand the existing finish–doing this will get any oils or residue of the cabinets and create a fresh surface for the paint
2) Prime the cabinet and doors–this will ensure a smooth paint application
3) Use a quality paint like Ace Hardware Cabinet, Door & Trim paint (this paint will level after applying and will not show brush strokes)
4) Use a foam roller and quality brush to apply paint
5) Paint one door to ensure you like the color before moving on to the rest
6) Add two or three coats of paint (waiting about 24 hours between each coat)
Once your cabinets are painted, think about investing a bit more money and upgrading your hardware if needed. New hardware will be the icing on the cake.
Love the article, I’ve been considering this but wasn’t sure about the process. I appreciate the help!
Hi Jennifer,
So glad you found the budget bathroom decorating post helpful.
Have a great week.
Shelly
Shelly, I love the pictures above…you are giving me some inspiration, thank you! Did you do all of these? I know sometimes blogwriters host other people, apologies for not reading more, it is late for me, ha. I love the second from the bottom pic, wondered how wide those drawers are. I would love to have some like them! Are the upper cabinets a little more narrow (not talking deep, I know they are not as deep) but just wondered how wide? Sorry for all the questions, but absolutely loved the pics and everything looked so fabulous 🙂
The previous homeowner of my house painted the vanity black. I shudder to think of how it looked before! She hadn’t changed the hardware though, and I’ve been meaning to do that! Only problem is, the top two drawers are fake drawers, and I’d have to be a contortionist to fit under the sink and unscrew the hardware… ARRGH!
Thanks for stopping by the blog. Since the drawers are fake, can you unscrew the knobs and if the screw is separate, push it into the cabinet. Then you could use Gorilla Glue to glue new knobs onto the front of the drawers. Just an idea.
Shelly